Opinion

June is Pride Month, and industries across the world have been celebrating initiatives and individuals to mark the […]

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Peter Wellman spectated a few friends playing a five versus five workshop mode to get an idea of what Overwatch 2 might feel like […]

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Four years ago this month, Staffordshire University announced it had become the first UK university to offer a […]

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Red Bull Kumite London gets underway this weekend (May 22nd and 23rd, from 2pm to 10pm BST each […]

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On May 7th 2021, Resolve acquired long-running UK organisation Barrage Esports. It was a surprising turn of events, […]

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Dr Disrespect is one of the world’s biggest video game streamers, with millions of followers, a unique entertaining […]

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Once more the bi-annual European Masters (EUM) tournament returns, featuring the best League of Legends teams from the […]

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UPDATE (May 1st 2021): London Esports’ students have won the UK League of Legends Student Proving Grounds tournament. […]

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Article contains affiliate link Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco picks three highlights from Esports Insider’s ESI Digital […]

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Image credit: DLC Studios Kalvin Chung aka Kal, co-founder of UK esports org MNM Gaming and creative agency […]

Read More… from MNM co-founder on Asian representation in esports: “I think the British Chinese have been really unrepresented, so it gives me more reason to choose what I’m putting into the MNM brand”

Some of you in UK esports may by now have seen the dispute between a designer known as […]

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Esports is a relatively young and quickly evolving landscape, but industry trends give hints as to how the […]

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UPDATE (February 2021): Soulcas and DPS have since issued apologies to Yinsu Collins (on February 3rd and 15th […]

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Photo by Vladyslav Cherkasenko on Unsplash Update (February 23rd 2021): The UKEL has banned Demise academy player Sultan […]

Read More… from Do those who make toxic comments deserve a second chance in esports? Should VayneGod and Wilhelm have been allowed to play in the UKEL?